Articles tagged “inclusion”

Listening to your audience enables you to deliver the experiences they seek, and some they never would have expected.

Despite political pushback, destination leaders say diverse leadership and supplier practices remain a competitive edge.

Budgets and politics may dominate headlines, but at the Skift Meetings Forum 2025, industry leaders emphasized a different measure of value: the depth of community, the inclusivity of participation, and the serendipitous moments that spark real engagement.

Icebreakers are evolving from cheesy to strategic. Here’s how to use them with intent, create stronger connections, and drive participation across formats.

The days of pumping milk in public bathrooms are gone, replaced by comfortable private spaces for nursing moms. Here’s how to create one for your event.

At a time when some companies are scrubbing DEI from their websites and annual reports, others in the meetings industry are speaking out about the importance of diversity.

If the decision has been made to include children at your meeting, it's up to you to keep them safe – and to protect your company from liability.

Wordly CEO Lakshman Rathnam highlights the growing demand for live translation in meetings and events, emphasizing how AI and automation are transforming efficiency, scalability, and accessibility to better serve diverse global audiences and attendees.

To be truly inclusive, corporate events must consider age in the same way as they do gender and ethnicity. Yet it is often overlooked in DEI efforts.

Meeting planners are often challenged to provide exceptional experiences on limited budgets. A city with ample leisure appeal, such as Portland, Oregon, can give people a compelling reason to attend. Add in sector-specific field trips and strong EDI credentials, and this “Silicon Forest” is a meeting destination on the rise.